An Analysis of the Reasons for the Poor Evaluation of Huo Qubing in Records of the Historian

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10.2991/978-2-38476-092-3_120How to use a DOI?

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Records of the Historian; Huo Qubing; Sima Qia; Wei Qing; Han Dynasty

Abstract

Huo Qubing was a famous military general of the Han Dynasty who led his soldiers to win many battles against the Xiongnu. However, he was not highly regarded in the Records of the Historian, and this study suggests that the reasons for this are mainly due to Sima Qian’s dissatisfaction with the late policy shift of Emperor Wu of Han, his belief that Huo’s strength was exaggerated, and Huo’s status as a relative of Wei Zifu. In addition, Huo’s slave status and the fact that he killed Li Gan also influenced Sima Qian’s evaluation of Huo to some extent, but not mainly.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yifang Chen
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/09/09
TI  - An Analysis of the Reasons for the Poor Evaluation of Huo Qubing in Records of the Historian
BT  - Proceedings of the 2023 9th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 984
EP  - 989
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-092-3_120
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-092-3_120
ID  - Chen2023
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